Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Yarn Challenge 2017 was a long time ago, way back in February. Projects were made and voting tabulated. Winners were announced.

This year we chose a yarn from Berroco: Remix light, a recycled mix of Nylon, Cotton, Acrylic, Silk and Linen. We loved the yarn, many are using again. The yardage is amazing at 400 meters in 100 grams.

These are the entries in no particular order. The numbers were the ballot entry numbers.

These were the winners:
Catherine's baby Jacket, Dress, Hat and Booties:

Monday, January 2, 2017

The blog has been silent for a long time, I am not sure where all the time has gone. Days in the shop are busy, homelife has been hectic too!

As you may know the well at home went dry, I am happy to report that after drilling for almost 3 weeks we now have lots of water. Our front lawn however looks like a giant rodent has run a tunnel through the grass. Good thing The Girl and The Boy are both experienced landscapers it will be next spring before we can make everything presentable again.

The shop celebrated its 8th Anniversary and we are making plans to make our 9th filled with new and better learning opportunities. Our Knit a long Mondays have been popular. The first Monday of every month we meet at the shop and begin a new project. I try to pick something relatively small with a new technique, knitting only however. So far we have covered cables, working in the round and thrums. Next month. (January 9th) we take on a project that uses 'magic loop'.

I wrote the previous bit a while back, somehow finding time to fit everything into the day has been a challenge.

Christmas is done and the New Year begins, we will try to do better in 2017!

This is the year that I want everyone to challenge themselves to a 'Fearless" project. Try something new, take a small step or a giant leap! Knitting is not brain surgery, it is very forgiving!